• Silhousette of man while stroking of therapy horse on meadow at sunset. Themes hippotherapy, care and friendship between people and animals.

    The Research Behind Equine-Assisted Therapy: Healing for Diverse Populations 

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    Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) has gained increasing recognition as a powerful therapeutic tool, offering emotional and psychological healing for various populations. This form of treatment leverages [...]

  • Man is embracing of therapy horse on meadow at sunset. Themes hippo therapy, care and friendship between people and animals.

    Your Horse Knows You’re Dysregulated, But Do You? How Equine-Assisted Therapy Uncovers Hidden Emotions 

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    Horses are highly sensitive animals with extraordinary ability to perceive subtle environmental changes. This sensitivity makes them ideal therapy animals, as their behavior mirrors the [...]

  • A moment of emotional well-being as a woman tenderly rests her head on a horses back in a peaceful outdoor setting.

    Somatic Awareness: Strengthening Mind-Body Integration Through Equine-Assisted Therapy 

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    In our fast-paced, often stressful world, it’s easy to become disconnected from our bodies. We might ignore physical sensations, push through pain or numb ourselves [...]

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    What is Evidence-Based Treatment and How Does it Work?

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    At Bluff Augusta, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality care for individuals seeking recovery from addiction. One of the cornerstones of our approach [...]

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    Holistic Pain Management: An Overview

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    Holistic approaches to alleviating pain consider the whole person—body, mind and spirit—rather than focusing solely on the physical aspect of pain. By combining conventional medical [...]

  • Summer sport in Finland - nordic walking. Man and mature woman hiking in green sunny forest. Active people outdoors. Scenic peaceful Finnish summer landscape.

    Move It or Lose It: Exploring Movement-Based Alternatives to Talk Therapy

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    Understanding Talk Therapy: Strengths and Limitations Although therapy and counseling were once stigmatized, it has become much more socially accepted to seek help for mental [...]

  • Attractive woman is having a wing wave session with a client. Certified coach uses an integrative neuropsychological method aimed at working with destructive emotional states

    Exploring the Connection Between EMDR and Equine-Assisted Therapy

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    What is EMDR Therapy? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is aimed at helping survivors of trauma process specific memories. It was created to [...]

  • The girl looks into the eyes of a beautiful horse

    Benefits of the Horse-Human Connection for Healing Trauma in Recovery

    1179 words|5.9 min read|

    What is Trauma? Trauma is defined as someone’s response to a negative event or tragedy such as an accident, natural disaster or abuse. This could [...]

  • Mid adult male veterans discusses war experiences during a support group meeting for veterans.

    The Best Holistic Addiction Treatment for Veterans

    773 words|3.9 min read|

    No two addiction cases are identical, and no two addiction treatment plans will be the same. What works for one person might only be half [...]

  • Mature psychotherapist talking with depressed man. Coach is discussing about mental illness with man. They are in meeting in psychotherapeutic office

    Holistic Alternatives to MAT for Addiction Treatment

    637 words|3.2 min read|

    Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medication in addition to counseling and behavioral therapies for the purpose of treating drug and alcohol use disorders. [...]

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    A Beginner’s Guide to Holistic Addiction Recovery

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    Holistic refers to an evidence-based, “whole person” approach to healthcare and treatment. While conventional medicine focuses on treating illnesses and conditions as individual diagnoses, holistic [...]